2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were announced on 18 September.Jury members
Platform Jury
The jury for the [|Platform section] comprised Brian de Palma, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, and Zhang Ziyi. The Platform section consists of "12 films of high artistic merit that demonstrate a strong directorial vision". The jury awarded the $25,000 prize to Jackie.Programme
The following films were selected:Gala presentations
A Monster Calls by J. A. BayonaArrival by Denis VilleneuveDeepwater Horizon by Peter BergThe Edge of Seventeen by Kelly Fremon CraigThe Headhunter's Calling by Mark WilliamsThe Journey Is the Destination by Bronwen HughesJustin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids by Jonathan DemmeLBJ by Rob ReinerLoving by Jeff NicholsThe Magnificent Seven by Antoine FuquaNorman by Joseph CedarPlanetarium by Rebecca ZlotowskiThe Promise by Terry GeorgeQueen of Katwe by Mira NairThe Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America by Paul DugdaleThe Secret Scripture by Jim SheridanSnowden by Oliver StoneStrange Weather by Katherine DieckmannTheir Finest by Lone ScherfigA United Kingdom by Amma AsanteSpecial presentations
150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle BercotThe Age of Shadows by Kim Jee-woonAll I See Is You by Marc ForsterAmerican Honey by Andrea ArnoldAmerican Pastoral by Ewan McGregorAsura: The City of Madness by Kim Sung-sooBarakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud SabbaghBarry by Vikram GandhiBelow Her Mouth by April MullenThe Birth of a Nation by Nate ParkerBirth of the Dragon by George NolfiBleed for This by Ben YoungerThe Bleeder by Philippe FalardeauBlue Jay by Alex LehmannBrain on Fire by Gerard BarrettBrimstone by Martin KoolhovenBrotherhood by Noel ClarkeBurn Your Maps by Jordan RobertsCarrie Pilby by Susan JohnsonCatfight by Onur TukelChristine by Antonio CamposCity of Tiny Lights by Pete TravisThe Commune by Thomas VinterbergA Death in the Gunj by Konkona Sen SharmaDenial by Mick JacksonThe Duelist by Aleksey MizgirevElle by Paul VerhoevenThe Exception by David LeveauxForeign Body by Raja AmariFrantz by François OzonThe Handmaiden by Park Chan-wookHarmonium by Kōji FukadaI Am Not Madame Bovary by Feng XiaogangI, Daniel Blake by Ken LoachIn Dubious Battle by James FrancoIt's Only the End of the World by Xavier DolanThe Journey by Nick HammKing of the Dancehall by Nick CannonLa La Land by Damien ChazelleLeehom Wang's Open Fire Concert Film by Homeboy Music and Inc.The Limehouse Golem by Juan Carlos MedinaLion by Garth DavisThe Long Excuse by Miwa NishikawaManchester by the Sea by Kenneth LonerganMascots by Christopher GuestMaudie by Aisling WalshMean Dreams by Nathan MorlandoNeruda by Pablo LarraínNocturnal Animals by Tom FordThe Oath by Baltasar KormákurOrphan by Arnaud des PallièresParis Can Wait by Eleanor CoppolaPaterson by Jim JarmuschRage by Lee Sang-il(Re) Assignment by Walter HillThe Salesman by Asghar FarhadiSalt and Fire by Werner HerzogSing by Garth JenningsSouvenir by Bavo DefurneThings to Come by Mia Hansen-LøveToni Erdmann by Maren AdeTrespass Against Us by Adam SmithTwo Lovers and a Bear by Kim NguyenUna by Benedict AndrewsUnless by Alan GilsenanVoyage of Time by Terrence MalickWakefield by Robin SwicordWeirdos by Bruce McDonaldWindow Horses by Ann Marie FlemingMidnight Madness
The Autopsy of Jane Doe by André ØvredalThe Belko Experiment by Greg McLeanBlair Witch by Adam WingardDog Eat Dog by Paul SchraderFree Fire by Ben WheatleyThe Girl with All the Gifts by Colm McCarthyHeadshot by Kimo Stamboel and Timo TjahjantoRats by Morgan SpurlockRaw by Julia DucournauSadako vs. Kayako by Kōji ShiraishiMasters
After the Storm by Hirokazu Kore-edaAfterimage by Andrzej WajdaAnatomy of Violence by Deepa MehtaThe Bait by Buddhadeb DasguptaThe Beautiful Days of Aranjuez by Wim WendersCertain Women by Kelly ReichardtFire at Sea by Gianfranco RosiGraduation by Cristian MungiuHissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy by Mahamat-Saleh HarounJ: Beyond Flamenco by Carlos SauraJulieta by Pedro AlmodóvarLand of the Gods by Goran PaskaljevićMa' Rosa by Brillante MendozaThe Net by Kim Ki-dukNever Ever by Benoît JacquotPersonal Shopper by Olivier AssayasPinneyum by Adoor GopalakrishnanA Quiet Passion by Terence DaviesSafari by Ulrich SeidlSieranevada by Cristi PuiuSweet Dreams by Marco BellocchioThe Unknown Girl by Dardenne brothersWe Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice by Alanis ObomsawinYourself and Yours by Hong Sang-sooNext Wave
Divines by Houda BenyaminaThe Edge of Seventeen by Kelly Fremon CraigHandsome Devil by John ButlerIndia in a Day by Richie MehtaLayla M. by Mijke de JongMoonlight by Barry JenkinsA Wedding by Stephan StrekerThe Wedding Ring by Rahmatou KeïtaWindow Horses by Ann Marie FlemingDocumentaries
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail by Steve JamesAll Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone by Fred PeabodyAmanda Knox by Brian McGinn and Rod BlackhurstThe B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography by Errol MorrisBeauties of the Night by María José CuevasBefore the Flood by Fisher StevensBezness as Usual by Alex PitstraBlack Code by Nicholas de PencierBreaking Occupation by Brett SmithChasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary by John ScheinfeldThe Cinema Travellers by Shirley Abraham and Amit MadheshiyaCitizen Jane: Battle for the City by Matt TyrnauerForever Pure by Maya ZinshteinGaza Surf Club by Philip Gnadt and Mickey YamineGiants of Africa by Hubert DavisGimme Danger by Jim JarmuschGirl Unbound by Erin HeidenreichGringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee by Nanette BursteinI Am Not Your Negro by Raoul PeckI Called Him Morgan by Kasper CollinIn Exile by Tin Win NaingIndia in a Day by Richie MehtaAn Insignificant Man by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay ShuklaInto the Inferno by Werner Herzog and Clive OppenheimerThe Ivory Game by Kief Davidson and Richard LadkaniKarl Marx City by Petra Epperlein and Michael TuckerMali Blues by Lutz GregorMostly Sunny by Dilip MehtaOff Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory by Mohanad YaqubiPolitics, Instructions Manual by Fernando León de AranoaThe River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent by Brigitte BermanRodnye by Vitaly ManskyThe Sixth Beatle by Tony Guma and John RoseThe Skyjacker's Tale by Jamie KastnerThe Stairs by Hugh GibsonThe Terry Kath Experience by Michelle SinclairThe War Show by Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah ZytoonWater and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life by Fariborz KamkariContemporary World Cinema
A Decent Woman by Lukas Valenta RinnerAfter Love by Joachim LafosseThe Animal's Wife by Víctor GaviriaApprentice by Boo JunfengAquarius by Kleber Mendonça FilhoAyiti Mon Amour by Guetty FelinBlindness by Ryszard BugajskiBoundaries by Chloé RobichaudBrooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces by Yousry NasrallahDeath in Sarajevo by Danis TanovićEmber by Zeki DemirkubuzThe Fixer by Adrian SitaruHandsome Devil by John ButlerHeaven Will Wait by Marie-Castille Mention-SchaarIn Between by Maysaloun HamoudIndivisible by Edoardo De AngelisMahana by Lee TamahoriMarie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge by Marie NoëlleMister Universo by Tizza Covi and Rainer FrimmelPast Life by Avi NesherPyromaniac by Erik SkjoldbjærgThe Rehearsal by Alison MacleanThe Road to Mandalay by Midi ZSanta & Andres by Carlos LechugaSoul on a String by Zhang YangTamara and the Ladybug by Lucía CarrerasClair Obscur by Yeşim UstaoğluTramps by Adam LeonVaya by Akin OmotosoWe Are Never Alone by Petr VaclavThe Wedding Ring by Rahmatou KeïtaWhite Sun by Deepak RauniyarThe Women's Balcony by Emil Ben ShimonX500 by Juan Andrés ArangoZoology by Ivan I. TverdovskyContemporary World Speakers
The Animal's Wife by Víctor GaviriaBlindness by Ryszard BugajskiIn Between by Maysaloun HamoudMahana by Lee TamahoriPast Life by Avi NesherVanguard
The Bad Batch by Ana Lily AmirpourBlind Sun by Joyce A. NashawatiBuster's Mal Heart by Sarah Adina SmithColossal by Nacho VigalondoGodspeed by Chung Mong-hongI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House by Oz PerkinsInterchange by Dain Iskandar SaidMessage from the King by Fabrice Du WelzMy Entire High School Sinking into the Sea by Dash ShawNelly by Anne ÉmondPrevenge by Alice LoweThe Untamed by Amat EscalanteWithout Name by Lorcan FinneganDiscovery
ARQ by Tony ElliottBlessed Benefit by Mahmoud al MassadBoys in the Trees by Nicholas VersoDivines by Houda BenyaminaThe Empty Box by Claudia Sainte-LuceFlemish Heaven by Peter MonsaertThe Fury of a Patient Man by Raúl ArévaloGodless by Ralitza PetrovaThe Giant by Johannes NyholmGuilty Men by Iván D. GaonaThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki by Juho KuosmanenHeartstone by Guðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonHello Destroyer by Kevan FunkHunting Flies by Izer AliuIn the Blood by Rasmus HeisterbergIn the Radiant City by Rachel LambertJean of the Joneses by Stella MeghieJeffrey by Yanillys PerezJesús by Fernando GuzzoniJoe Cinque's Consolation by Sotiris DounoukosKati Kati by Mbithi MasyaKatie Says Goodbye by Wayne RobertsThe Levelling by Hope Dickson LeachLittle Wing by Selma VilhunenMad World by Wong ChunMarija by Michael KochA Wedding by Stephan StrekerOld Stone by Johnny MaPark by Sofia ExarchouPrank by Vincent BironThe Red Turtle by Michaël Dudok de WitSami Blood by Amanda KernellSand Storm by Elite ZexerWerewolf by Ashley McKenzieWùlu by Daouda CoulibalyPlatform
Daguerrotype by Kiyoshi KurosawaGoldstone by Ivan SenHeal the Living by Katell QuillévéréHema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait by Khyentse NorbuHome by Fien TrochJackie by Pablo LarraínLady Macbeth by William OldroydLayla M. by Mijke de JongSearchers by Zacharias Kunuk and Natar UngalaaqMoonlight by Barry JenkinsNocturama by Bertrand BonelloThose Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon LavoieTIFF Kids
- The Day My Father Became a Bush, by Nicole van Kilsdonk
- The Eagle Huntress by Otto Bell
- My Life as a Zucchini by Claude Barras
- Miss Impossible by Emilie Deleuze